Chapter 35: Dealing with the Ungrateful Wolves
Having made a wasted trip, Liu Lihua couldn't find Bai Zhenzhen and had no choice but to turn back and look for Li Tiemin.
As soon as Zhao Xiuying saw her second son, she urged him to quickly find a way to save his eldest brother and her eldest grandson.
"Second brother, you all work at the company. Your eldest brother and the others were suddenly arrested. Didn't you hear anything about it beforehand?" Liu Lihua didn't know what her husband did at the company every day, let alone that Li Tiejun's troubles were inextricably linked to his second brother, Li Tiemin.
She was just puzzled. Both of the Li brothers worked at the Bai family company, so why were only her husband and son reported and arrested? As far as she knew, the younger brother's hands were not clean either.
Li Tiemin is thirty-six years old this year. After the college entrance examination was reinstated in the 1970s, he seized the opportunity to pass the exam and entered a junior college. He is currently the most educated person in the Li family and the first person to work at the Bai family real estate company.
He was dressed in an expensive suit, his shoes were polished to a shine, and he exuded an aura that made him seem more like a big boss than an employee.
"Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that? Do you suspect I'm sabotaging the old ambassador?" Li Tiemin, though feeling guilty, tightened his expression and questioned first, "My brother and I both work at the company. I also want to know what mistake he made that led to him being taken away for investigation. Sister-in-law, if you know anything, please tell me quickly, in case my brother implicates me again…t…"
Not long ago, Li Tiemin accidentally discovered that his elder brother and his son had embezzled company project funds. It was a big project with an investment of over a million yuan. After learning about it, Li Tiemin thought they were really bold, and he was so jealous that his eyes turned red. He immediately approached Li Tiejun in private and asked for a share of the money.
However, Li Tiejun used most of the project funds he embezzled to pay off his son's gambling debts, and the remaining funds were either used for gifts or squandered. There was no money left to give to Li Tiemin.
Li Tiemin didn't care about any of that; he wouldn't stop until he saw the money.
The two brothers had developed a rift over the years due to conflicting interests and their mother's favoritism. Li Tiejun didn't dare gamble on whether Li Tiemin would report him in order to get rid of him from the company, so he reluctantly agreed.
Perhaps because of the successful experience of the first time, and the pressure from Li Tiemin, all of this made Li Tiejun's desires grow even larger, and he soon started planning to keep an eye on the company's next project.
However, before he could take any action, Zhu Jie, who had been secretly watching him, discovered him. Zhu Jie deliberately led the company's leadership to discover his actions, and then Li Tiejun was taken away for investigation as a matter of course.
As for Li Zhiqiang's arrest, it was because Zhu Jie anonymously reported him and provided some evidence, which led to both father and son being taken away.
Li Tiemin knew he wasn't the one who did it, but with Li Tiejun arrested, his anxiety only increased, fearing that his own actions would be exposed.
When Li Tiejun was taken away for investigation, he was more anxious than Liu Lihua, not because he was worried about Li Tiejun getting into trouble, but because he was thinking about whether there was any underhanded trick to keep the boss and his son from getting out without implicating him.
“Tiemin, I didn’t mean that,” Liu Lihua denied, but refused to say what Li Tiejun and his son had done. “Your older brother used to take good care of you, you must think of a way to help him.”
Zhao Xiuying favored her eldest son's family, and her favorite was her eldest grandson, Li Zhiqiang. Seeing that her second son remained silent, she pulled a long face and ordered him, "Second son, those are your eldest brother and Zhiqiang, the eldest grandson of our Li family. Go and rescue them quickly."
Eldest grandson, ah, if Li Zhiqiang goes to jail, his son will be the most promising child in the Li family.
Li Tiemin was already dissatisfied with his mother's favoritism towards his eldest son's family, and hearing this made him even more resentful. However, he didn't show it on his face, but pretended to be helpless and said, "Mom, you know how little influence I have at the company. My sister-in-law won't tell me what my brother and Zhiqiang did. I think you should go to my brother-in-law and Zhenzhen. My brother-in-law founded the company, so getting them out is just a matter of a word from him. Zhenzhen always listens to you, so having her plead with her father is much more effective than coming to me."
"This is..." Liu Lihua knew she should go find the Bai family father and daughter, but the key was that she couldn't get in touch with them.
"Alright, Mom, sister-in-law, you don't need to block my house anymore. I'll go find someone to help my brother and the others and figure out a way, okay?" As for whether it was about finding a way to get people out of trouble or something else, Li Tiemin didn't need to tell them.
Liu Lihua nodded quickly, "Okay, go ahead and go. Remember to let me know if you hear anything."
Zhao Xiuying was still somewhat dissatisfied, but since her second son wouldn't listen to her, she had no choice but to leave his house first.
As soon as they left her second uncle's house, Li Zhenzhu couldn't help but ask, "Mom, will my second uncle save my dad and my brother?"
"Adults are doing things, don't you kids interrupt!" Liu Lihua scolded her, but in her heart, she also doubted whether her second son would really help.
No, we still have to find a way through my niece Bai Zhenzhen. Liu Lihua still needs to go to the Cuihu Bay villa to intercept her. Where did that brat go? She can't be found at this crucial moment.
At this time, Bai Zhenzhen, who was being thought of, had just returned to Pengcheng from her hometown of Shen Huai'an, but she still hadn't returned to Cuihu Bay, so Liu Lihua couldn't find her.
On Sunday afternoon, Shen Huai'an drove them back. He first took Shen Qing to school for evening self-study, and then the couple returned to the family compound with a bunch of things that the Shen family had prepared for them.
Two slaughtered and processed free-range chickens and two free-range ducks, along with several large bags of fruit and dried fruit, were brought to the package. As Aunt Wang took the items and began to pack them up, she kept saying that they were all good things.
In particular, the free-range chickens raised by the eldest brother of the Shen family in the orchard grow up eating grains and fruit that falls from the trees. Their meat is firm, fresh, and not dry, and it tastes delicious whether stir-fried or stewed.
He rested for the night and went back to work at the procuratorate early the next morning. Not long after he left, Bai Zhenzhen also packed up and went out.
It was the same coffee shop as last time. Bai Zhenzhen met Zhu Jie there and listened to him tell her about what had happened at the company in the past few days.
When Bai Zhenzhen heard that Li Tiejun and his son Li Zhiqiang had been arrested, she couldn't help but laugh. Later, she heard from Zhu Jie that Li Tiemin had been restless at the company these past few days and seemed to be trying to find connections to see Li Tiejun in the detention center.
Zhu Jie thought he wanted to rescue the person, but Bai Zhenzhen scoffed and told him, "Their relationship isn't that good. At this point, Li Tiemin probably just wants to kick someone when they're down. If he wasn't afraid of getting involved, he probably would have reported it himself long ago."
Um, the Li Tiemin that the young lady mentioned seems to be her second uncle. Zhu Jie had seen the Li family bully others in the company before, relying on their kinship. So the young lady dislikes these people so much in private? Why didn't she think of kicking them out before?
Zhu Jie was puzzled, but he was sensible and didn't ask any pointless questions.
Bai Zhenzhen didn't care what he was thinking. She took out a generous red envelope from her bag, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards him. "I'm not working at the company now, so I'll just give you the bonus I promised you privately. You did a good job this time. Keep a close eye on Li Tiemin. If he makes any moves, be sure to call me immediately."
"Understood, Miss, don't worry, I will keep a close eye on him!" Zhu Jie picked up the red envelope on the table, and his eyes lit up immediately after a quick squeeze. Based on his intuition, he guessed that there was no less than two thousand yuan in the red envelope.
It's so great to work for the young lady! In just a few days, the bonus he received was more than his monthly salary.
Bai Zhenzhen was also very satisfied with his efficiency. After leaving the coffee shop, she had just gotten into the car when her phone rang again.
She didn't even need to look at it; it was definitely still her aunt Liu Lihua's phone call.
She had been annoyed earlier, so she turned off her phone and used another one. Now that she felt she had cooled down enough, she turned her original phone back on, and Liu Lihua called.
Fearing that pushing the person too far might lead to trouble with Bai Chuxiong, Bai Zhenzhen answered the phone and succinctly told the person on the other end that she would meet her at Cuihu Bay, before hanging up again.
Uncle Liu, who was driving in the front seat, drove her back to the Cuihu Bay villa without her having to ask.
Unexpectedly, Liu Lihua and the others arrived even faster than her; it's possible they were already there from the beginning.
As instructed by her, Li Zhenzhu was stopped by the security guard at the gate and could not enter the villa area. When Uncle Liu drove past the entrance of the villa area, Li Zhenzhu recognized it as the car her cousin often rode in and quickly waved to stop it.
Bai Zhenzhen in the back seat clearly saw her, but showed no intention of stopping the car. She even deliberately rolled down the window as she passed by Li Zhenzhu so that Li Zhenzhu could see her.
Before Li Zhenzhu could finish speaking, she inhaled a mouthful of exhaust fumes and immediately covered her mouth, coughing.
Bai Zhenzhen sat in the car, watching her exasperated expression, and comfortably crossed her legs and swung them around.
Hmph, that's just how wicked she is. People who offend her don't just end up eating car exhaust fumes.
Bai Zhenzhen saw Liu Lihua and Zhao Xiuying waiting in front of her villa and expressionlessly let them in.
Seeing that her attitude was different from before, Liu Lihua assumed that she already knew what Li Tiejun and his son had done, and felt guilty, so she didn't dare to say anything.
After exchanging a glance with her mother-in-law, Zhao Xiuying reached out and grabbed Bai Zhenzhen as soon as she entered the room, pleading, "Zhenzhen, you have to find a way to help your uncle and cousin. They were just confused for a moment and that's why they had such bad intentions. Once they get out, you can hit them or scold them if you want. They are your own uncle and cousin. How can you let them go to jail?"
“Zhenzhen, you know how your aunt treated you in the past. I beg you to forgive your uncle and cousin this time for the sake of our past relationship,” Liu Lihua sat down next to her and tried to appeal to her emotions. “Now is not the time to be angry. We are family and we can discuss our own affairs behind closed doors. Your cousin is still young and hasn’t gotten married yet. You can’t just stand by and watch him ruin the rest of his life.”
Bai Zhenzhen crossed her arms and sneered, "Now you know you're family? Why didn't you think of that when you embezzled public funds and switched building materials? Do you know how much damage their actions caused to the company!"
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Author's Note: Here it is~ [Let me see]
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